Distinct Directions

Distinct Directions Welcome to Distinct Directions, where our commitment is to your well-being. Psychological Therapy, Counselling and Assessment

We are dedicated to providing comprehensive behavioral support and psychological services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ“The festive season can be joyful, but it can also bring sensory overload, routine cha...
12/12/2025

๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ“

The festive season can be joyful, but it can also bring sensory overload, routine changes, and emotional pressure.
This checklist is a gentle reminder to pause, prepare, and take care of your mental health during the holidays.

Whether youโ€™re supporting a child, an NDIS participant, or yourself, small steps like planning breaks, using visual schedules, or carrying comfort tools can make the season calmer and more enjoyable.

Remember: your comfort matters, your needs are valid, and itโ€™s okay to choose what feels right for you.

If you or someone you support needs help navigating this season, our team at ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ is here for you. ๐Ÿ’™โœจ

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–? โ€” ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ’กPositive social connection is one of the strongest protectors against holiday lo...
10/12/2025

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–? โ€” ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ’ก

Positive social connection is one of the strongest protectors against holiday loneliness.
Even during the busiest time of the year, many people feel isolated or emotionally distant โ€” and thatโ€™s more common than you might think.

But hereโ€™s the hopeful part:
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.
A simple call, message, or catch-up can boost your mood, reduce stress, and remind you that youโ€™re not alone.

โœจ Connection doesnโ€™t have to be big or loud.
โœจ It just needs to be genuine.

Whether itโ€™s a friend, family member, colleague, neighbour, or someone in your community, taking the first step can open the door to support and comfort this season.

If youโ€™re feeling the weight of the holidays, reach out.
๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***



โœจ ๐“—๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚ ๐“’๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“๐“ท๐“ท๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ โœจAs we approach the festive season, weโ€™d like to let everyone know that ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ...
09/12/2025

โœจ ๐“—๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚ ๐“’๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“๐“ท๐“ท๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ โœจ

As we approach the festive season, weโ€™d like to let everyone know that ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.
Our team will be taking this time to rest, recharge, and enjoy the holidays with loved ones.

Weโ€™re also excited to share that we have officially opened our ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿด ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜, ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช! We canโ€™t wait to welcome you to our new space in the New Year.

Thank you for your continued support throughout 2025. We look forward to serving you again in 2026 with renewed energy and a growing commitment to quality care. ๐ŸŒŸ

๐’ฒ๐’พ๐“ˆ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘” ๐“Ž๐‘œ๐“Š ๐’ถ ๐‘€๐‘’๐“‡๐“‡๐“Ž ๐’ž๐’ฝ๐“‡๐’พ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐“‚๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’น ๐’ถ ๐’ฟ๐‘œ๐“Ž๐’ป๐“Š๐“ ๐’ฉ๐‘’๐“Œ ๐’ด๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‡! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ

๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ...
07/12/2025

๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐. ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒป

As the weather gets warmer, itโ€™s easy to get caught up in the rush of plans, routines, and responsibilities. But summer invites us to pause, savour small moments, and care for ourselves with intention.

Hereโ€™s your Summer Wellbeing Check-In:
๐Ÿ‰Rest without guilt โ€“ Your energy deserves renewal.
๐Ÿ‰Take small breaks โ€“ Even a 5-minute pause can reset your mind.
๐Ÿ‰Enjoy simple joys โ€“ Fresh air, sunlight, music, connection.
๐Ÿ‰Set boundaries โ€“ Itโ€™s okay to say no, slow down, and prioritise yourself.
๐Ÿ‰Reach out โ€“ Support is strength. Weโ€™re here for you.

This season, letโ€™s celebrate growth, healing, and the courage it takes to take care of ourselves, one mindful moment at a time.

At Distinct Directions, weโ€™re committed to supporting you through every season, summer included.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

05/12/2025

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ. โœจ
Meet ๐€๐ฆ๐ฒ, one of our dedicated ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, committed to helping individuals build confidence, develop meaningful skills, and achieve goals through person-centred, evidence-informed support.
Amy works with participants and families across Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo & surrounding Central West communities, creating positive and practical outcomes that genuinely make a difference.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Now accepting Behaviour Support referrals.
If you or someone you support is looking for compassionate, tailored Behaviour Support, our team is ready to help.

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03/12/2025

People with disabilities deserve more than awareness, they deserve access, respect, and real support.
Letโ€™s continue to break barriers and stand together for accessible mental health care.๐Ÿชดโœจ

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

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01/12/2025

Here are key reminders we often share with clients:
Healing is not linear, your feelings are valid, and you donโ€™t need to have it all figured out before starting therapy. ๐Ÿชด

Support is here when youโ€™re ready.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***
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28/11/2025

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž? ๐Ÿ’กโœจ

Our Behaviour Support Team Leaders James, Patrick, and Bianca break it down clearly to help you understand which support best suits your needs.

Knowing the difference empowers you to make informed choices for yourself, your loved one, or the participants you support.

Whether you're a client seeking clarity or an applicant wanting to understand our practice, this quick guide is for you.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

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26/11/2025

๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ. ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿชด
Meet ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค, our ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ, dedicated to creating a culture of compassion, collaboration, and meaningful outcomes for the individuals and communities we support.

With a people-first approach and a commitment to evidence-informed practice, Patrick leads our team across Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange & surrounds, ensuring every person receives support that truly makes a difference.

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ.
๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ.

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž. ๐ŸŒฟA mindset reset can start with s...
24/11/2025

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž. ๐ŸŒฟ
A mindset reset can start with small pauses, gentle check-ins, and letting go of the pressure to โ€œdo it allโ€ before December ends.
Slow down, breathe, and choose what truly supports your wellbeing.

At Distinct Directions, weโ€™re here to help you navigate stress with clarity, compassion, and evidence-informed support.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

Menโ€™s mental health deserves the same care, attention, and understanding as anyone elseโ€™s. Sometimes, the strongest thin...
21/11/2025

Menโ€™s mental health deserves the same care, attention, and understanding as anyone elseโ€™s.
Sometimes, the strongest thing a man can do is speak up, and the bravest thing we can do is listen.

Here are a few ways we can support the men in our lives.
Small conversations can start big changes.

If you or someone you know needs support, our Behaviour Support and Psychology team is here to help, safely, confidentially, and without judgment.

***This post is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional therapy or psychological services.***

19/11/2025

๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ. ๐Ÿชด
Meet ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ, one of our ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, passionate about empowering people to understand their needs, achieve their goals, and feel supported every step of the way.

Billie and our team support across Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo & Surrounds.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Get in touch today to learn how our team can help.

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